A squad of Jiuli Witchfolk warriors darted through the forest. Led by their minor captain, Li Ming, they were pursuing several escaped humans, but unfortunately found nothing along the way and could only turn back.
"Brother Bupo, so much time has passed already. I wonder whether Liu Bai and the others managed to escape."
Old Jiang Bupo felt that Tian Peng was walking a little too close, so he quietly quickened his pace. "The situation shouldn't be too bad. If they had been captured, they should have sent out a signal long ago and made the pursuers return."
"True." Tian Peng nodded, then lowered his voice again. "Brother Bupo, do we really need to return to Jiuli? I heard that the Lord of Jiuli has been in seclusion these past few days, preparing to fight Great Witch Hou Yi. Your plan..."
Old Jiang fell silent in thought.
As long as he could not meet the Lord of Jiuli, there was no way to carry out any of his plans. How could he not understand that? But he was unwilling to give up just like this.
Seeing that Brother Bupo seemed somewhat irritable, Tian Peng changed the subject. "Hey, why is the Lord of Jiuli going to fight Great Witch Hou Yi to the death? I've never heard of such a battle taking place during the Witch Era... Could someone be pushing things along from behind the scenes? But according to the Grand Alliance's rules for exploring ruins, aren't they forbidden from changing the historical course within a ruin?"
Jiang Qiyun suddenly said, "Tian Peng, do you know why the Grand Alliance forbids changing history within ruins?"
Tian Peng thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I once heard the ancestor say that every major ruin contains a mysterious power